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In the left — er, right? – corner, the scrappy underdogs who made good turned possible peddlers of information stolen by Russian hackers: WikiLeaks!

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Annnnnnnnd in this corner, standing a reasonably tall height, the former US ambassador to Russia and current professor at Stanford University: Michael McFaul!

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As the pugilists prepare, a recap for everyone just tuning in:

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WikiLeaks is at the center of the US presidential election, steadily releasing scores of emails from Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's campaign. The organization refuses to reveal its source for the emails it obtained from Clinton campaign chair John Podesta, despite evidence that a Russian hacking group was the culprit. WikiLeaks, and its founder, Julian Assange, has also maintained that it is continuing the work it did when it published the NSA files leaked by Edward Snowden.

McFaul, on the other hand, has become one of the most vocal critics of the Russian government since leaving his ambassadorship back in 2014.

And with that:

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And here's McFaul with the opening salvo, a scorcher of a hit given the US's recent accusation that Russian hackers have been trying to influence the presidential race!

With that, both fighters retreated to their respective corner. McFaul, in an email interview with BuzzFeed News, said that he was concerned about retaliation from Wikileaks' followers.

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"I am always worried about the Russians attempting to obtain information from me, but worry with engaging in conversation with Wikileaks that their ardent followers all over the world will come after me as well," McFaul wrote. "And that is a paradox that I think gets left out of these discussions. The threat of being hacked shuts down free and private speech. It also has a chilling effect on contacts for diplomats. When I was ambassador, many people with whom I met insisted that I not bring a notetaker and not write a cable for fear of being exposed by Wikileaks."

Wikileaks did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the battle.